# Lithia Motors share price today (Lithia Motors, Inc., LAD)

> Lithia Motors, Inc.'s earnings have grown faster than its share price. Earnings per share grew +9.7% in a year while the price moved −4.9%. LAD · Consumer Discretionary · Auto & Truck Dealerships · data as of 3 November 2026. Page: https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/lad

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## Key numbers

- Business trend: Mixed, from the last 12 quarters
- Price: $298.77 (−4.9% in a year)
- P/E: 8.7× (higher than 56% of the last 4.6 years)
- Revenue (Sep 2026): $9.9 B (+2.8% on a year ago)
- Profit (Sep 2026): $291 M (+34.1% on a year ago)
- Operating margin: 4.2% (−0.3 points on a year ago)
- ROE: 12%, FY25
- ROIC: 5.0%, against a 4.8% cost of capital: +0.2 points

The main question: profits are rising, but only 12% of the last 3 years' profit came in as cash from operations. The gap between reported profit and actual cash is the thing to watch. ## What is the Lithia Motors share price today? Lithia Motors, Inc.'s share price was $298.77 at the close on 3 November 2026. It has been falling for 6 weeks. That is 2.7% below its average price over the last 200 trading days. In the last 52 weeks it traded between $243 and $387, and at that close it sat 39% of the way up from that low. Over the past 13 weeks it has done worse than the S&P 500, and it has been behind for 6 weeks running. Over the last 10 years the share price moved +287% while the S&P 500 moved +255%, so it is ahead of the index over that whole period. It was last ahead over 13 weeks in the week of 25 September 2026. The chart above shows the 13-week comparison for every week. This page treats a rise as over when the price closes below its 200-day average on two Fridays in a row. ## What dividend does Lithia Motors pay? Lithia Motors, Inc. paid $2.57 per share over the last four reported quarters. The most recent declaration was $0.75 for Sep 2026. At today's price of $298.77 that is a yield of 0.86%, based on dividends already paid, not a forecast. ## Which stock lists is Lithia Motors on? Lithia Motors is not in the Nasdaq 100, the S&P 500 or the Dow Jones 30, and is not on the US tech stocks list. ## Is Lithia Motors profitable? Lithia Motors, Inc. earned $291 M of net profit in the Sep 2026 quarter, +34.1% on the same quarter a year earlier. That is the 2nd quarter in a row of profit growth. Full-year FY25 profit was $820 M. Over 4 years profit has grown −6.2% a year on average. That is 2.9% of the quarter's revenue. The same quarter a year earlier earned $217 M. Why profit moved: revenue changed +2.8% on a year earlier and the margin moved −0.3 percentage points. Sales did the work, and the margin was about flat. On average over the last four quarters, profit changed −13.0% and revenue +1.6%. Profit is growing slower than sales: rising costs are taking part of the growth. ## How much revenue does Lithia Motors make, and is it growing? Lithia Motors, Inc. reported $9.9 B of revenue in the Sep 2026 quarter, +2.8% on the same quarter a year earlier. That is the 12th quarter in a row with growth on the year before. Over 4 years it has grown 13.3% a year on average. The last full year, FY25, came in at $37.6 B. The last four reported quarters add to $38.2 B. FY25 revenue was $37.6 B, +4.0% on the year before. Recent pace: the last four quarters grew +1.6% on average, against 13.3% a year over the longer run, so this year is growing slower than its own long-run rate. Is growth speeding up? Revenue over the last 12 months grew +1.6%, against +4.9% a year over the last 8 quarters (rolling over); profit over the last 12 months grew −11.9%, against −0.6% a year (rolling over). ## How much of every $100 of sales does Lithia Motors keep? Lithia Motors, Inc.'s operating margin was 4.2% in the Sep 2026 quarter, 0.3 percentage points lower than the same quarter a year ago. Across 5 years it has been between 4.3% and 7.4%. The latest quarter is below every full year in that period. Why the margin moved: operating margin changed −0.3 percentage points on the year while gross margin changed +0.1 points. So the drop came mostly from costs below the gross margin, such as staff and overheads, measured against sales. ## Is Lithia Motors' profit turning into cash? Over the last 3 years, 12% of Lithia Motors, Inc.'s reported profit came in as cash from its operations, a gap worth watching. In FY25 it brought in $357 M of operating cash against $820 M of profit. After $351 M of spending on assets, $5.8 M was left over as free cash. Cash-flow figures here are yearly, because quarterly cash statements are not published, so this section changes once a year. Why: the cash figure is clear, but the day counts behind it are not in our data, so we show it without guessing the reason. What to look at next: the main use of cash is spending on assets. The next section checks what that spending is building. ## Where does Lithia Motors' cash go? Lithia Motors, Inc. does not report the customer, stock and supplier day counts a cash cycle needs, so this section looks at its spending on assets instead. It spent $933 M on assets over the last 3 years. Averaged over those years that is 0.8% of FY25 revenue a year. Nothing is estimated in place of the missing day counts, so no cash-cycle chart is drawn. Spending on assets: $933 M over the last 3 years. In short: the cash is going into new capacity, not getting stuck in the daily cycle. The question is whether the new capacity earns. ## What is Lithia Motors' P/E ratio, and how does it compare with its own history? Lithia Motors, Inc.'s P/E is 8.7×, in the middle of its own history: higher than 56% of past readings. Its usual P/E (the middle reading) is 8.3×, over 4.6 years of weekly prices. This compares the share price with the company’s own past. It does not say what the business is worth. Why the multiple is where it is: over the past year earnings per share moved +9.7% while the price moved −4.9%. Earnings did better than the price, which pulled the multiple down within its own range. Where the price move came from: over 3 years the price moved +3.9% a year; about −2.5% a year came from earnings growth and about +6.4 percentage points from the multiple (the market paying more). The split is approximate (price return minus earnings growth). It shows how much of the move came from the market paying a different multiple. In short: the multiple is about average against its own past, so the earnings trend underneath matters more than the multiple. ## Is the Lithia Motors business getting better or worse? Lithia Motors, Inc.'s business is giving mixed signals. There is no clear direction across the growth lines, with ROCE steady at 8.6%; each line tells part of the story. This is based on 12 quarters of 4 measures. Why it matters: when the lines disagree, each line above matters more than any single label. ## How much does Lithia Motors earn on its capital? Lithia Motors, Inc. earned a ROE of 12% in FY25. Its return on capital used (ROIC) is 0.2 percentage points above its cost of capital, so growth here adds value, not just size. It comes from a 2.2% net margin and 1.50× asset turnover (sales divided by assets). Why the return is what it is (FY25): a 2.2% net margin × 1.50× asset turnover × 3.79× leverage (assets divided by equity) ≈ 12.5% on equity. The margin does its share; borrowing is a big part of it. The key test, return on capital used minus the cost of capital: 5.0% − 4.8% = +0.2 percentage points. The 4.8% is an estimate of this company's own cost of capital. Read the sign and size of the gap, not the decimals. Positive but thin: it creates value with little room for error. ## Does Lithia Motors have too much debt? Lithia Motors, Inc. has total debt of $16.1 B against shareholder equity of $6.6 B as of Sep 2026, so its debt is 2.43× its equity. Year by year, that ratio went from 1.07 in FY21 to 2.35 in FY25. Keep that borrowing in mind when reading the returns on this page. ## What is the Lithia Motors shareholding pattern? 9.2% of Lithia Motors, Inc.'s tradable shares are in short positions, which are bets that the price will fall, so some traders are betting against it. At normal trading volumes, closing those positions would take about 5.0 days. US companies do not publish a quarter-by-quarter list of owners, so this page uses short interest instead. It is a single reading at one point in time; we do not have its history. Why it is at this level: the figure does not say who holds the short positions or why, so we show the level without guessing the story. ## How far is Lithia Motors from balance-sheet trouble? For Lithia Motors, Inc., the Z-score is 2.18. A Z-score above about 3 is safe and below about 1.8 signals danger, so this is in the grey area between the two. It estimates how far the balance sheet is from trouble; it is not a forecast of failure. Why it matters: a Z-score of 2.18 is in the grey area, neither clearly safe nor clearly in trouble. ## How does Lithia Motors rank in its industry? 40.7 out of 100, rank 15 of 17 in Auto & Truck Dealerships, with 85% of the evidence available. Lithia Motors, Inc. scores 40.7 out of 100 against the 17 companies it is compared with in Auto & Truck Dealerships, ranking 15. The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. The four parts add up to the total exactly: 14.6 + 9.2 + 10.3 + 6.6 = 40.7. This is the same number shown on the industry page; it is worked out once for the whole group and read here. What would change it: The score would fall if profit growth turns negative or margins stop improving while the share price lags its sector. ## Which companies is Lithia Motors compared with? Lithia Motors ranks 15 of 17 Auto & Truck Dealerships companies on the 4-Factor Sector Score, with 40.7 out of 100. 1. [OPENLANE, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/opln) OPLN · turning · Evidence leans up · 71% evidence 61.7 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 16.2/35 · Revenue 11.7% · Profit -178.8% · Operating margin change -0.1 points · 83% evidence Capital efficiency 16.1/25 · ROCE 16.4% · Operating margin 16.8% · 76% evidence Valuation 11.5/20 · P/E -68.3× · PEG n/a · 15% evidence Relative strength 17.9/20 · Lead over its industry 20.3% · Lead over S&P 500 12.1% · 1 year 54.9% · 100% evidence · 1 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 16.2 + 16.1 + 11.5 + 17.9 = 61.7 · What this means: Relative strength against the index is 12.1%, and revenue and profit growth are weak. 2. [CarGurus, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/carg) CARG · basing · Evidence leans up · 66% evidence 60.9 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 18.2/35 · Revenue n/a · Profit n/a · Operating margin change -2.2 points · 39% evidence Capital efficiency 20.1/25 · ROCE 56.3% · Operating margin 25.3% · 76% evidence Valuation 12.5/20 · P/E 17.5× · PEG 0.49 · 65% evidence Relative strength 10.1/20 · Lead over its industry 3.4% · Lead over S&P 500 -4.4% · 1 year 1.3% · 100% evidence · 5 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 18.2 + 20.1 + 12.5 + 10.1 = 60.9 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 3. [Carvana Co.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/cvna) CVNA · turning · Evidence leans up · 71% evidence 58.6 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 19.4/35 · Revenue 54% · Profit 100% · Operating margin change -1.4 points · 83% evidence Capital efficiency 15.6/25 · ROCE 17.9% · Operating margin 9.2% · 76% evidence Valuation 8.9/20 · P/E 30.1× · PEG n/a · 15% evidence Relative strength 14.7/20 · Lead over its industry 3.5% · Lead over S&P 500 -4.6% · 1 year 17.2% · 100% evidence · 2 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 19.4 + 15.6 + 8.9 + 14.7 = 58.6 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 4. Rush Enterprises, Inc. RUSHB · leader · Evidence leans up · 81% evidence 55.6 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 11.6/35 · Revenue -5.9% · Profit -7.3% · Operating margin change -0.6 points · 83% evidence Capital efficiency 13.5/25 · ROCE 12% · Operating margin 5.1% · 76% evidence Valuation 10.8/20 · P/E 21.6× · PEG 0.67 · 65% evidence Relative strength 19.7/20 · Lead over its industry 30.4% · Lead over S&P 500 21.8% · 1 year 74.7% · 100% evidence · 10 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 11.6 + 13.5 + 10.8 + 19.7 = 55.6 · What this means: Relative strength against the index is 21.8%, and revenue and profit growth are weak. 5. [Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/abg) ABG · basing · Evidence leans up · 81% evidence 52.3 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 14.8/35 · Revenue 4.1% · Profit -5.6% · Operating margin change -0.7 points · 83% evidence Capital efficiency 12.9/25 · ROCE 11.5% · Operating margin 5.1% · 76% evidence Valuation 15.9/20 · P/E 7.3× · PEG 0.2 · 65% evidence Relative strength 8.7/20 · Lead over its industry -2.9% · Lead over S&P 500 -10.5% · 1 year -12.7% · 100% evidence · 3 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 14.8 + 12.9 + 15.9 + 8.7 = 52.3 · What this means: The valuation scores well, but earnings are not improving yet, so the business does not back up the low multiple so far. 6. [Penske Automotive Group, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/pag) PAG · turning · Evidence leans up · 81% evidence 51.1 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 12.1/35 · Revenue 0.6% · Profit -9.7% · Operating margin change -0.5 points · 83% evidence Capital efficiency 10.7/25 · ROCE 10.3% · Operating margin 4% · 76% evidence Valuation 12.6/20 · P/E 12.6× · PEG 0.62 · 65% evidence Relative strength 15.7/20 · Lead over its industry 21.1% · Lead over S&P 500 12.8% · 1 year 33.8% · 100% evidence · 7 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 12.1 + 10.7 + 12.6 + 15.7 = 51.1 · What this means: Relative strength against the index is 12.8%, and revenue and profit growth are weak. 7. [Valvoline Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/vvv) VVV · basing · Evidence leans up · 81% evidence 51.0 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 11.7/35 · Revenue 16.1% · Profit -63.4% · Operating margin change -0.8 points · 83% evidence Capital efficiency 13.8/25 · ROCE 10.9% · Operating margin 21% · 76% evidence Valuation 12.7/20 · P/E 49.7× · PEG 0.28 · 65% evidence Relative strength 12.8/20 · Lead over its industry 2.8% · Lead over S&P 500 -4.8% · 1 year 6.9% · 100% evidence · 0 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 11.7 + 13.8 + 12.7 + 12.8 = 51 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 8. [AutoNation, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/an) AN · basing · Evidence leans down · 81% evidence 48.4 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 13.6/35 · Revenue -0.1% · Profit 22.1% · Operating margin change -0.7 points · 83% evidence Capital efficiency 14.7/25 · ROCE 13.6% · Operating margin 4.4% · 76% evidence Valuation 15.2/20 · P/E 8× · PEG 0.23 · 65% evidence Relative strength 4.9/20 · Lead over its industry -6.4% · Lead over S&P 500 -13.6% · 1 year -7.9% · 100% evidence · 1 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 13.6 + 14.7 + 15.2 + 4.9 = 48.4 · What this means: The valuation scores well, but earnings are not improving yet, so the business does not back up the low multiple so far. 9. [Driven Brands Holdings Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/drvn) DRVN · basing · Evidence leans down · 64% evidence 47.6 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 23.8/35 · Revenue 6.8% · Profit n/a · Operating margin change 6.9 points · 62% evidence Capital efficiency 10.4/25 · ROCE 10.2% · Operating margin 16.8% · 76% evidence Valuation 9.7/20 · P/E 13.2× · PEG n/a · 15% evidence Relative strength 3.7/20 · Lead over its industry -14% · Lead over S&P 500 -20.8% · 1 year -18.5% · 100% evidence · 0 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 23.8 + 10.4 + 9.7 + 3.7 = 47.6 · What this means: Earnings are strong; relative strength in its sector is -14% and the one-year return is -18.5%. 10. [CarMax, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/kmx) KMX · quiet · Evidence leans down · 85% evidence 47.2 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 16.7/35 · Revenue 4.2% · Profit -43.9% · Operating margin change 0.7 points · 95% evidence Capital efficiency 6.4/25 · ROCE 3.2% · Operating margin 2.8% · 76% evidence Valuation 11.1/20 · P/E 29.8× · PEG 0.63 · 65% evidence Relative strength 13.0/20 · Lead over its industry 14.8% · Lead over S&P 500 7% · 1 year 65% · 100% evidence · 4 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 16.7 + 6.4 + 11.1 + 13 = 47.2 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 11. [Sonic Automotive, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/sah) SAH · basing · Evidence leans down · 74% evidence 46.7 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative
12. [Boyd Group Services Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/bgsi) BGSI · basing · Evidence leans down · 71% evidence 44.5 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative
13. [Group 1 Automotive, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/gpi) GPI · turning · Evidence leans down · 71% evidence 43.5 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative
14. RideNow Group, Inc. RDNW · quiet · Evidence leans down · 64% evidence 41.5 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative
15. Lithia Motors, Inc. this page LAD · quiet · Evidence leans down · 85% evidence 40.7 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 14.6/35 · Revenue 1.6% · Profit -12.1% · Operating margin change -0.3 points · 95% evidence Capital efficiency 9.2/25 · ROCE 8.5% · Operating margin 4.2% · 76% evidence Valuation 10.3/20 · P/E 8.1× · PEG 1.09 · 65% evidence Relative strength 6.6/20 · Lead over its industry -1% · Lead over S&P 500 -8.4% · 1 year 1.9% · 100% evidence · 5 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 14.6 + 9.2 + 10.3 + 6.6 = 40.7 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 16. [Camping World Holdings, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/cwh) CWH · basing · Most evidence points down · 64% evidence 32.7 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative
17. [ACV Auctions Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/acva) ACVA · Too little evidence to rank firmly · 41% evidence 43.2 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative

Missing figures are not scored as bad. They lower the confidence and pull the final score toward the middle. Relative strength counts only when the company has a reading for this week; with no reading, that factor is left out and its 20 points are shared across the other three in proportion. PEG is not shown when the ratio cannot mean anything: the company must be making a profit, its price-to-earnings must be positive, and its three-year earnings growth must fall between 5% and 60%. Dividing a price multiple by a loss, or by growth measured off a tiny base, produces a number that looks precise and tells you nothing. Under relative strength, one mark per week shows the last 12 weeks: a mark is filled where the company led S&P 500 by 5% or more over the 13 weeks ending that week, which is the same test used everywhere on this site. Price stage places the company on the same six-step path the industry is placed on (basing, turning, breaking out, leader, fading, asleep), read from how many weeks running it has led S&P 500 and whether that lead is growing or shrinking. It describes where the share price stands, not the direction of earnings, and it is not a recommendation; it is left blank for a company whose weekly history is too short or too stale to read. The figures in this ranking come from the industry comparison: results through the Sep 2026 quarter, and the P/E at that quarter's end. The sections above use the latest weekly price, so a P/E or return there can differ a little from the one here. The stage words in this ranking (such as losing its lead or breaking out) describe the lead over the index, not the price phase in the price section. Related companies: [Auto & Truck Dealerships](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/sectors/auto-truck-dealerships), all 17 compared on one page. ## Which companies are close to Lithia Motors in size? Lithia Motors is the 4th largest of 18 Auto & Truck Dealerships companies on Sector Alpha by market value (scores of 3 November 2026). Just above it: Carvana Co., Penske Automotive Group, Inc. and CarMax, Inc. Just below it: AutoNation, Inc., Rush Enterprises, Inc. and OPENLANE, Inc. ### Auto & Truck Dealerships companies close in size

1. [Carvana Co.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/cvna) $79.5 billion
2. [Penske Automotive Group, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/pag) $13.9 billion
3. [CarMax, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/kmx) $7.6 billion
4. Lithia Motors, Inc. $6.5 billion
5. [AutoNation, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/an) $5.7 billion
6. [Rush Enterprises, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/rusha) $5.2 billion
7. [OPENLANE, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/opln) $4.8 billion

[All 18 Auto & Truck Dealerships companies, largest first](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/sectors/auto-truck-dealerships#all-companies)

### Companies close in size in other industries

1. [First American Financial Corporation](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/faf) $6.8 billion · Insurance - Specialty
2. [NICE Ltd.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/nice) $6.7 billion · Software - Application
3. Lithia Motors, Inc. $6.7 billion
4. [Hess Midstream LP](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/hesm) $6.7 billion · Oil & Gas Midstream
5. [Dycom Industries, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/dy) $6.7 billion · Engineering & Construction

## What else do people ask about Lithia Motors? ### What were Lithia Motors's latest quarterly results? Lithia Motors, Inc. reported revenue of $9.9 B and net profit of $291 M for the Sep 2026 quarter. Revenue rose 2.8% and profit rose 34.1% compared with a year earlier. Earnings per share were $13.22. The operating margin was 4.2%, 0.3 percentage points lower than a year earlier (as of 3 November 2026). ### What is Lithia Motors's market cap? Lithia Motors, Inc.'s market capitalisation is $6.5 B at a stock price of $298.77. Market cap is the share price times the number of shares, so it changes whenever the price moves (as of 3 November 2026). ### How is Lithia Motors performing? Lithia Motors, Inc.'s share price has been falling for 6 weeks. In its latest quarter, revenue rose 2.8% and profit rose 34.1% compared with a year earlier. Over the past 13 weeks it has done worse than the S&P 500, for 6 weeks running (as of 3 November 2026). ### Will Lithia Motors's stock price go up? This page does not forecast Lithia Motors, Inc.'s stock price. What it shows instead: the stock price is $298.77, and it has been falling for 6 weeks. Its P/E of 8.7× is higher than 56% of its own last 5 years (as of 3 November 2026). ### Does Lithia Motors have too much debt? Yes, Lithia Motors, Inc. has a lot of debt: its debt is 2.54× its equity. A year-by-year history of its borrowings is not in our data, so this uses the latest reading. Keep that borrowing in mind when reading the returns on this page (as of 3 November 2026). ### Where is Lithia Motors in its business cycle? Lithia Motors, Inc.'s FY25 operating margin was 4.3%, against a 5-year range of 4.3% to 7.4%: the low end of its own range, which is often where recoveries start. The latest quarter was 4.2%. Comparing margins with a company's own long history is a good way to see where it is in its cycle (as of 3 November 2026). ### What could break the Lithia Motors story? The main question: profits are rising, but only 12% of the last 3 years' profit came in as cash from operations. The gap between reported profit and actual cash is the thing to watch. On price, this page treats a rise as over when the share price closes below its 200-day average on two Fridays in a row (as of 3 November 2026). ### Is Lithia Motors a stock worth studying right now? What the numbers show: Lithia Motors, Inc.'s earnings have grown faster than its share price. Earnings per share grew +9.7% in a year while the price moved −4.9%. The main open question: whether the cash starts to follow the profit. Every number on this page is worked out by code from the published figures, with no forecasts and no price opinions (as of 3 November 2026). This is research, not advice. We’re not SEBI-registered.